Madeira loaf cake

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• Wendy P

  05 February 2012

  Wendy P commented on this recipe

  This is a lovely cake very easy to make. I would use slightly less lemon next time. Looked just like the picture!

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• Wendy P

  05 February 2012

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• cookingamateur

  05 February 2012

  cookingamateur rated and commented on this recipe

  

  This cake was very easy to make and the whole family loved it (even the neighbours) I highly recommend this cake and I will definitely make it again :)

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• tinysparkles*

  11 February 2012

  tinysparkles* rated and commented on this recipe

  

  Just made this cake... So easy and delicious!! I halved the quantities thinking that 900g tin was bigger than a loaf tin so I ended up with a perfectly golden half height madeira!! Will definitely make again!

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• tinysparkles*

  11 February 2012

  tinysparkles* commented on this recipe

  I used zest of 1 lemon and it definitely was not too lemony for even half the cake qty.. If I made the full qty I would probably use zest of 2 lemons for some zing!!

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• Jodie Rees

  12 February 2012

  Jodie Rees rated and commented on this recipe

  

  Delicious, just the right amount of lemon. Very nice and moist. Went down a treat!

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• Di

  15 February 2012

  Di rated and commented on this recipe

  

  Light, delicious and so easy. Right amount of lemon for me. Very more-ish...

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• Barney

  04 March 2012

  Barney commented on this recipe

  Thank you all for kind comments, it was a pleasure getting back to some baking for a change.

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• Lily

  07 March 2012

  Lily commented on this recipe

  Delicious cake

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• Whitefiver

  07 March 2012

  Whitefiver rated and commented on this recipe

  

  Lovely cake - made a couple of times, and liked by all. Have even turned one into a drizzle cake with lemon juice from the lemon, and caster sugar/

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• jilott

  08 March 2012

  jilott commented on this recipe

  Hi, could you tell me what mixture I'd need to make a 7 or 8" round madeira cake? thanks

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• jacboot

  10 March 2012

  jacboot rated and commented on this recipe

  

  Has anyone tried making this in two smaller loaf tins?Think I,ll give it a try next time

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• geoffers1

  15 March 2012

  geoffers1 rated and commented on this recipe

  

  This is a lovely cake, I always try Barney's recipes and up to press have not been disappointed! Just the right amount of lemon and so light and moist - delicious! Thank you Barney!

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• minicoopergirl

  20 March 2012

  minicoopergirl commented on this recipe

  I have not made this particular recipe, but made Mary Berry's version, not much difference in measurements of ingredients. My cake was done in 30mins, notice the time of this cake is nearly an hour, my cake came out very hard on top, is tis meant to be like this? want to do this version but if its going to come out the same a bit reluctant to do, cant get my head around this one and it seems so easy too? any advice anyone please!

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• Ejt1

  21 March 2012

  Ejt1 rated and commented on this recipe

  

  I found this cake had nice flavours especially from the ground almonds, however it seemed a little dry. I've checked a few other recipes and these have sunflower oil in them, which presumably makes it more moist. Not one I will be making again.

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• NiceBuns

  24 June 2012

  NiceBuns rated and commented on this recipe

  

  Wow - I just took this out the over about an hour ago and my husband has demolished half of it already! I made it into a lemon drizzle cake by mixing lemon juice and icing sugar, pricking some holes in the cake with a fork and then pouring the lemon icing over. It's divine. The cake is moist and tastes beautiful. I used the zest of 2 small lemons, I might add a little more next time as it's quite subtle. This is a fantastic recipe and so easy to make. YUM!!

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• Bekkah42

  02 July 2012

  Bekkah42 rated and commented on this recipe

  

  Just waiting for my cake to cool down. I was really impressed by the result. I needed to add a splash of milk to mine as I thought it was a little too thick. I also cooked mine in a 7" square cake tin and it cooked nicely. It needed an extra 15 mins to what was stated for the round cake suggestion. I will definitely be amking this again. Especially if it tastes as good as it looks! :)

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• Lucas1976

  22 July 2012

  Lucas1976 commented on this recipe

  Made this cake yesterday - really delighted with the result, going to make another today as my family demolished it in seconds! We all agreed that whilst lovely and subtle - the lemon flavor could be ramped up a bit so planning to add a little fresh squeezed lemon juice as well as the rind of the lemon to the cake mixture this next time. Still - it was delicious, very pleased indeed :-)

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• Lucas1976

  22 July 2012

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• Raayan

  16 September 2012

  Raayan rated and commented on this recipe

  

  Nice fluffy cake ..... wonderful recipe .... easy to cook ..... thk u v much

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Ingredients

• 175g butter , softened, plus extra for greasing
• 175g golden caster sugar
• 3 large eggs
• grated zest 1 lemon
• few drops vanilla extract
• 200g self-raising flour
• 50g ground almonds

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CUTS into 8 slices

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Prep 20 mins

Cook 1 hr

Ingredients

• 175g butter , softened, plus extra for greasing
• 175g golden caster sugar
• 3 large eggs
• grated zest 1 lemon
• few drops vanilla extract
• 200g self-raising flour
• 50g ground almonds

PER SERVING

397 kcalories, protein 6.3g, carbohydrate 39.5g, fat 23.6 g, saturated fat 12.3g, fibre 1.4g, sugar 22.6g, salt 0.6 g

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